PAINESVILLE TOWNSHIP -- The Lake County Sheriff's Department said deputies and the Painesville Township Fire Department responded just after 11 a.m. Friday to the intersection of Bowhall Road and Madison Avenue in Painesville Township for an injury accident.

Deputies said the accident involved a motorcycle and a TruGreen lawn service truck. The motorcyclist was traveling westbound on Madison Avenue when he struck the TruGreen truck that had pulled out of Boulder Ridge Northbound.

The motorcyclist suffered head injuries and was subsequently taken by LifeFlight to the hospital for treatment.